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| Year : 2023 | Volume
: 28
| Issue : 2 | Page : 160-163 |
Long tubular duplication of the small intestine – Lessons learnt from a common presentation of a rare disease
Poonam Guha Vaze1, Bhaswati C Acharyya2, Rupa Banerjee3, Somak Krishna Biswas4, Anindya Chattpopadhyay1, Subhasis Saha1
1 Department of Pediatric Surgery, AMRI Hospitals, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, AMRI Hospitals, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
3 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
4 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Poonam Guha Vaze
AMRI Hospital, Mukundapur, 230 Barakhola Lane, Behind Metro Cash n Carry, Purba Jadavpur, Mukundapur, Kolkata - 700 099, West Bengal
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_114_22
Long tubular duplication of the small intestine is one of the most difficult surgical challenges. The presence of heterotopic gastric mucosa necessitates resection of the duplicated bowel, but shared vascularity with the normal adjoining bowel makes the task daunting. We present a case of long tubular small intestinal duplication with certain special surgical and perioperative challenges which were successfully managed.
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